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Elijah Wood hosted a half-hour global premiere, with a performance from The Killers, which aired exclusively on MTV channels around the world.

MTV: Music Television and Microsoft® Corp. announced a global marketing alliance to unveil the next-generation Xbox® video game system on MTV channels in the United States, Asia Pacific, and Europe, all within a 24-hour window, a first for the videogame industry.

The highly anticipated console was revealed to videogame fanatics, music lovers, and MTV viewers via a high-energy half-hour program titled “MTV Presents: The Next-Generation Xbox Revealed.” The special was hosted by entertainment icon, seasoned gamer, and Xbox fanatic Elijah Wood, known globally for the Academy Award-winning Lord of the Rings film trilogy. Island Records’ renowned Las Vegas rockers The Killers delivered electrifying performances throughout the special.

Viewers got an exclusive look at the Xbox vision for the next generation—one that ensures that the user experience is always connected, always personalized, and always in high definition. The special featured never-before-seen, action-packed gameplay of future Xbox games; a peek into the future of the Xbox Live™ online gaming service; backstage celebrity interviews; and exclusive insider footage on the making of the next-generation console.

The inside look at the next-generation Xbox continues at MTV.com, where viewers will find extended event coverage, including behind-the-scenes video, photos, and other special extras. MTV.com will also provide ongoing in-depth coverage of the next-generation Xbox, highlighting the latest news, product details, and previews of hot next-generation games.

“We recognize and celebrate our viewers’ passion for gaming and are excited to be working with Microsoft to launch such a significant entertainment product,” said John Shea, executive vice president, Integrated Marketing and Sponsorship Development, MTV Networks Music Group. “We’re proud that Microsoft considers MTV the premier global network to launch its new Xbox gaming console and reveal the first look to MTV viewers around the world.”

“Just as MTV revolutionized the way the world experiences music, the next-generation video game console from Xbox will spark a revolution in how consumers experience games and other forms of digital entertainment,” said Peter Moore, corporate vice president, Xbox Worldwide Marketing and Publishing, Microsoft. “We are ecstatic about our alliance with MTV and unveiling a video game platform in a way that has never been done.”

Xbox 360 System Performance Specifications
Custom IBM PowerPC-based CPU	Three symmetrical cores running at 3.2 GHz each Two hardware threads per core; six hardware threads total VMX-128 vector unit per core; three total 128 VMX-128 registers per hardware thread 1 MB L2 cache
CPU Game Math Performance	9 billion dot product operations per second
Custom ATI Graphics Processor	10 MB of embedded DRAM 48-way parallel floating-point dynamically scheduled shader pipelines Unified shader architecture
Polygon Performance	500 million triangles per second
Pixel Fill Rate	16 gigasamples per second fill rate using 4x MSAA
Shader Performance	48 billion shader operations per second
Memory	512 MB of 700 MHz GDDR3 RAM Unified memory architecture
Memory Bandwidth	22.4 GB/s memory interface bus bandwidth 256 GB/s memory bandwidth to EDRAM 21.6 GB/s front-side bus
Overall System Floating-Point Performance	1 teraflop
Storage	Detachable and upgradeable 20GB hard drive 12x dual-layer DVD-ROM Memory Unit support starting at 64 MB
I/O	Support for up to four wireless game controllers Three USB 2.0 ports Two memory unit slots
Optimized for Online	Instant, out-of-the-box access to Xbox Live features with broadband service, including Xbox Live Marketplace for downloadable content, gamer profile for digital identity, and voice chat to talk to friends while playing games, watching movies, or listening to music Built-in Ethernet port Wi-Fi ready: 802.11a, 802.11b, and 802.11g Video camera ready
Digital Media Support	Support for DVD-Video, DVD-ROM, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, WMA CD, MP3 CD, JPEG Photo CD � Ability to stream media from portable music devices, digital cameras and Windows XP-based PCs Ability to rip music to the Xbox 360 hard drive Custom playlists in every game Built-in Media Center Extender for Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 Interactive, full-screen 3-D visualizers
High-Definition Game Support	All games supported at 16:9, 720p, and 1080i, anti-aliasing Standard-definition and high-definition video output supported
Audio	Multi-channel surround sound output Supports 48KHz 16-bit audio 320 independent decompression channels 32-bit audio processing Over 256 audio channels
System Orientation	Stands vertically or horizontally
Customizable Face Plates	Interchangeable to personalize the console

Xbox 360 Launch Links

http://www.xbox.com/en-us/default.htm
http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/xbox-2/the-xbox-360-103338.php
http://www.xbox360.com/
http://www.mtv.com/games/video_games/xbox/

Xbox 360 Game Lineup

Perfect Dark Zero
Kameo: Elements of Power
Gears of War
Project Gotham Racing 3
Need for Speed Most Wanted
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 3
Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 06

Comments

how much?...

Posted by: Goat | May 13, 2005 06:27 AM

im buying it!

Posted by: mike | May 13, 2005 07:36 AM

you guy's rock

Posted by: ben | May 13, 2005 08:53 AM

u can burn cause it does suck

Posted by: cas | May 13, 2005 11:00 AM

... sorry guys but I personally love Nintendo... but X-box is still a great system and I am sure 360 will be even better but, until I see it well... Go Project Revolution!!! Nintendo Rocks!!!

Posted by: DrAgOnMaStEr | May 14, 2005 01:10 AM